Free cost calculator

What will your UK run cost per piece?

The calculator gives an indicative ex-factory price range per piece in GBP for a UK run, from four choices: garment type, fabric tier, quantity per style and colour, and construction complexity, plus optional extras. Fabric and trims are included. It is a planning range, not a quote: the binding price comes from a UK factory once it has your tech pack.

  1. 01Four choices and optional extras, about a minute.
  2. 02A price range per piece and for the whole run.
  3. 03Send the brief for a real quote from a UK factory.
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Stacks of sand and grey hoodies beside embroidery machines
Hoodies stacked by the embroidery machines
Machinist laying out blue shirting fabric on a cutting table
Laying out shirting fabric for cutting
Machinist handling grey fleece at the sewing table
Handling fleece at the sewing table

The calculator

Four choices. One honest range.

Pick one option in each row, add any extras, and the display shows the ex-factory price per piece in GBP.

01Garment type
02Fabric tier quality and sourcing
03Quantity per style and colour
04Construction complexity
05Extras optional, per piece

Ex-factory price per piece

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Indicative ranges from typical UK production benchmarks, not a quote. The final price depends on your tech pack, fabric, trims and lead time. Ex-factory means the price at the factory door, before carriage and VAT.

Anatomy of a price

Where every pound of the price goes.

A typical split of an ex-factory price, as a market rule of thumb. Factories rarely show it; it tells you which lines you can actually move.

Typical share of an ex-factory garment price by cost line
Cost lineTypical shareWhat moves it
Fabric & trimsComposition, weight, certification35–45%Fabric minimums apply per colourway, not per style, so a second colour can cost more than a second style.
Cut, make & trim (CMT)The sewing itself25–32%Seams, panels and finishing. Complexity raises the price per piece and often the minimum too.
Print, embroidery, washOptional0–12%Technique, number of colours, stitch count and wash type.
Pattern, grading, samplingSpread over the run3–7%Fixed costs, so the share falls as the run gets bigger. A complete tech pack cuts sample rounds.
Factory margin & overheadStandard in production12–18%Loading, lead time and how clear the brief is. We take no commission on top.
Two pattern cutters laying paper pattern pieces on fabric
Laying paper patterns on fabric

From ex-factory to landed

Price from the landed cost, not the quote.

Overseas quotes often say FOB (free on board). For UK production you compare ex-factory prices: the price at the factory door. Add carriage and VAT and you have the number you will actually pay, then set a margin that survives a sale and a return.

Ex-factory+Carriage+VAT=Landed cost

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How to read the number

What the range is, and what it isn’t.

A planning tool for your margin, built on UK production prices. The binding number comes from a factory, once it has your tech pack.

Sample maker pressing fabric beside a pattern table
Sample maker pressing and preparing a pattern

  • Typical UK benchmarks

    Each garment starts from a typical UK price range, then moves with fabric, quantity and complexity. Use it to plan, not to sign.

  • UK prices, not overseas averages

    Made in the UK, a UK brand pays no import duty on the finished garments and waits on no customs. The price per piece is usually higher than overseas; this shows the UK number.

  • The lines a quote hides

    Factories rarely break out fabric, trims, quantity tier and complexity. The calculator does, so you can see which lever moves your price.

  • No reason to flatter it

    We take no commission from factories, so we gain nothing from a number that looks lower, or higher, than it is.

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Calculator questions

Before you trust the number.

What the estimate includes, and what it can’t know yet.

It gives an indicative range, not a quote. The ranges follow typical UK production prices for each garment type and move with your fabric, quantity, complexity and extras. The only binding number is the factory’s quote from your tech pack.

The price per piece at the factory door, before carriage, duties and VAT. Overseas quotes often use FOB (free on board), the price with goods loaded for export. For UK production, compare ex-factory prices, then add carriage and VAT to get the landed cost you will actually pay.

Yes. The calculator estimates a full package price, with fabric and trims included, which is why the fabric tier moves it. Typical UK CMT (cut, make, trim) ranges at 50 to 300 pieces, without fabric, are £5–15 for a t-shirt, £12–20 for a hoodie, £10–38 for a dress and £25–65 for a jacket.

Yes. A factory needs measurements, a bill of materials, stitch types, labels and packaging before it can quote a binding price. Our tech pack service makes a factory-ready pack for £79 per style in 3–5 working days.

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Our minimum is 100 pieces per style (outerwear and tailoring 150, denim and activewear 200). The “Under 100” option shows what sampling-size runs tend to cost, but it is below our minimum. Mention it in your brief and we tell you honestly whether UK production fits.

We use it to email you your estimate and to reply to you. We never sell or share it with factories or third parties.

Five things move the price per piece: the garment type, the fabric tier, the quantity per style and colour, how complex the construction is, and extras such as print, embroidery or a wash. Fabric and trims are usually the largest line. The calculator lets you change each one and see which lever moves your number.

Pattern making, grading and sampling are fixed costs. On a small run they are shared by few pieces, so each piece carries more of them; on a bigger run the same costs are spread further. A complete tech pack also cuts sample rounds, which lowers that fixed part before the run even starts.

The price per piece is usually higher in the UK. Against that, a UK brand producing in the UK pays no import duty on the finished garments and waits on no customs. Compare landed costs, not quotes: the UK ex-factory price plus carriage and VAT, against an overseas price plus freight, duty and VAT.

It can. Fabric minimums apply per colourway, not per style, so adding a colour may mean buying another full fabric minimum. Our minimum order is counted per style. Tell us your colourways in the brief and we check the fabric side with the factory before you commit.

Use the button under your estimate to send a brief with the same settings. We reply within 24 hours, and a factory is assigned within 7 days of a qualified brief. That factory quotes from your tech pack and bills you directly for samples and production; any fee from us is quoted in writing first.

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Put it in your brief or email ukclothingproduction@gmail.com. We reply within 24 hours.

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  • 02Fabric
  • 03Pieces per style
  • 04Target date
  • 05Sketch or tech pack
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